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patphil

(9,411 posts)
23. Trump always believes he knows it all, but, in reality, he knows very little.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 05:02 PM
Jul 8

An Air Force 1 capable aircraft has to be constructed for that mission from the ground up. Retrofitting it on some billionaires luxury toy isn't really going to work.
So far, his whole 2nd term has been an exercise in ignorance, arrogance, and stupidity. He isn't smart enough to let experts make the big decisions that would insure things get done right, so he awards no-bid contracts to companies that aren't able to perform at the level needed for the contracts they've been given.
And, of course, it always have to be someone else's fault when the whole thing is one big garbage in - garbage out mess.
He's not a leader, he's a dictator.
He never picks good people to support his Administration. He always picks partisan yes men and women who are more interested in using their position to make money while exercising the power their position allots them, without any clue as to what they should be doing.
The only thing they are really good at is kissing up to Trump, and looking like fools in the process.
Under trump's "leadership", we've become a shit hole country with a leader the whole world laughs at and shakes their heads at in disgust.

The big question is, can we survive his term, take our country back, and begin the long arduous task of fixing what he, and the republicans broke?

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;-{) THIS Goonch Jul 8 #1
With him going on and on about Iran trying to kill him. rogue emissary Jul 8 #2
Belgium pledged Trump a new jet at the NATO conference as a gesture of goodwill after the World Cup Prairie Gates Jul 8 #3
I don't get the joke. Please explain it. TY ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #17
Soccer ... world cup... Belgium beat USA 4 to 1 IcyPeas Jul 8 #20
The score!! Hahaha! TY! littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #22
Hey, I didn't get it either, til I saw the explanation. calimary Jul 8 #31
Is the paint peeling already? C_U_L8R Jul 8 #4
is algae growing on it? DBoon Jul 8 #6
Apparently, hydrogen peroxide will take care of it. C_U_L8R Jul 8 #45
He must think we're all idiots. Prairie_Seagull Jul 8 #5
Well, there are plenty of *other* concerns already ... like, you know, the whole bribery/grift thing. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 8 #7
And the fact that it may be full of bugs. yardwork Jul 8 #8
Hopefully that includes bedbugs. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 8 #9
😄😄😄 littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #15
His hotels and resorts are known for his bedbugs. Norrrm Jul 8 #37
Maybe he's the carrier. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 8 #39
Germany could give Trump another Air Force One... BH liberal Jul 8 #10
That'd be fun to shoot out of the sky. As long as no children, animals or Democrats were harmed. littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #19
Oh, the humanity! BH liberal Jul 8 #41
Hear! Hear! littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #42
* E T T D * liberalla Jul 8 #11
He needs to touch himself more. As long as it's in private or prison. I don't care. littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #21
Yes! liberalla Jul 8 #26
I was aware of these vulnerabilities and it made me smile. Now I'm not smiling. QueerDuck Jul 8 #12
The inside of the plane is covered with algae and Trump saw a gremlin on the wing. twodogsbarking Jul 8 #13
He's just parking it there for his escape plan later. littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #14
So, is he going to go back to using the AF1 that was good enough for every other prez before him, slightlv Jul 8 #16
He couldn't manage a simple Zoom meeting on a simple tablet FakeNoose Jul 8 #32
I just saw he switched back to the old AF1... figures. But it surprises me, nonetheless... nt slightlv Jul 8 #34
There are always multiple "AF1" planes on every trip. Bluetus Jul 8 #38
When questioned by the press in Ankara, Turkey. Trump said: sop Jul 8 #43
Was that comment in response to a Q about the plane? Bluetus Jul 8 #47
Did no one in his administration educate him on all of the security and protection features that were engineered into iluvtennis Jul 8 #18
Trump always believes he knows it all, but, in reality, he knows very little. patphil Jul 8 #23
It's not about governing with with Trump so he wnylib Jul 8 #36
Farewell, Hair Farce One Blumancru Jul 8 #24
Everyone's seen "Up in Smoke," right? jmowreader Jul 8 #25
ALREADY................... Lovie777 Jul 8 #27
We paid $1 billion for a rush job to convert this flying palace so Trump could brag about it. sop Jul 8 #28
It's just going to end up in his "museum" / hotel / casino newdeal2 Jul 8 #30
ding. ding. ding. ding ding. ding AllaN01Bear Jul 8 #29
You'd lose that donut WarGamer Jul 8 #33
That Being The Case... ProfessorGAC Jul 8 #40
I'm sure whatever the reason... he's still an idiot. WarGamer Jul 8 #44
I Suppose ProfessorGAC Jul 9 #49
This must be a very serious security threat for Trump to give up his shiny toy. Norrrm Jul 8 #35
Guess who made some cash purr-rat beauty Jul 8 #46
What a waste of jet fuel hauling that fat fuck around in two 747s Blue Owl Jul 9 #48
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